John D,
Congrats on being the first one here to correctly concede that Obama does have detailed policy positions.
Just halfway through, I lost count of how many new bureacracies he is planning to form and how much he is planning on spending.
Really? You lost count?
I did a quick read of the entire list and come up with:
- civil rights none
- disabilities none
- economy none
- education none
- energy and environment none, see poverty
- ethics - an independent watchdog agency to oversee the investigation of congressional ethics violations
- faith none
- family none
- fiscal none
- foreign policy none
- healthcare - one, possibly two, but one of them quite large
- homeland security none
- immigration none
- iraq none
- poverty - a Green Jobs Corp
- rural none
- service none, but expand Americorp and Peace Corp
- seniors and ss none
- technology none
- veterans none
By my count that is 3 (possibly 4), 2 quite small and 1 very large. Please point out any bureaucracies you feel I missed.
He proposes several new programs and open databases that would easily fit within the existing bureaucratic framework.
None of his proposals require expanded presidential power and he actually proposes some contraction of currently claimed presidential power.
Disagree with him and his policy prescriptions if you will (and most here do), but stick to what his positions actually are.
